Alexander Veljanov
# Alexander Veljanov

Alexander Veljanov (Macedonian: Александар Вељанов,) is a Macedonian singer. He became famous through singing in the darkwave band Deine Lakaien which he founded with Ernst Horn in 1985.

## Biography

Veljanov studied theatre and film in Munich and Berlin. He interrupted his studies in 1991 to fully concentrate on music, especially Deine Lakaien. Until 1993 he was a member of the rock band Run Run Vanguard. He is active as a singer and songwriter not only for Deine Lakaien, but also for several side and solo projects. During his career, he has performed as a guest singer with many other artists and bands as well.

Alexander Veljanov has lived and worked in Berlin, Munich and London. He guards his private life very carefully; in interviews, he rarely speaks about himself and the year of his birth remains a mystery. And yet in the interview to Swiss on-line magazine Art-Noir on February 23, 2011, he mentioned that "He is now 46".

His latest album Porta Macedonia has covered and sampled songs from the iconic Macedonian group Mizar.

## Solo discography

### Run Run Vanguard

* 1993: Run Run Vanguard - Suck Success (Album)

### Alexander Veljanov

* 1998: Veljanov - Secrets of the Silver Tongue (Album)
* 1998: Veljanov - The Man With a Silver Gun (Mini CD)
* 1998: Veljanov - Past and Forever (Mini CD)
* 2001: Veljanov - The Sweet Life (Album)
* 2001: Veljanov - Fly Away (Mini CD)
* 2006: Veljanov - Kaleidoscope: A Singles Collection (Compilation)
* 2008: Veljanov - Nie mehr/Königin aus Eis (Mini CD)
* 2008: Veljanov - Porta Macedonia (Album)

### Collaborations

* 1991: The Perc Meets the Hidden Gentleman - Lavender (Album), "The Composition of Incense"
* 1993: Das Holz - contribution to "The Lizard King: A Tribute to Jim Morrison Wave & Electro Cover Versionen", "Spanish Caravan"
* 1994: Estampie - Ludus Danielis (Album), "Abacuc"
* 1995: Sleeping Dogs Wake - Hold me under the Stars (MCD), "Hold me"
* 1996: Estampie - Crusaders (Album), "Ahi, amors", "Chaterai por mon corage", "Imperator Rex Greacorum", "Maugréz tous sainz", "Palästinalied", "Quant amors trobet partir"
* 1998: Das Holz - Drei (Album), "Alice" + "Jolene"
* 2000: Estampie - Ondas (Album), "O Fortuna"
* 2002: Stendal Blast - "Nur ein Tag" (MCD)
* 2004: Schiller - Leben (Album), with "Desire"
* 2006: Edgar Allan Poe Projekt - Visionen (Double Album CD2), with "Lied Für Annabel Lee"
